Black Health

Covid-19 has only magnified the systemic inequalities that persist in the United States. And nonwhite Americans, especially African Americans, have been hit hard on nearly every front.

Inequality has kept black Americans significantly poorer than white Americans. Economic disparity creates health disparities, especially during a pandemic. Black people (and other minority populations) tend to live in more polluted, more densely populated areas, have more people per household, and are overrepresented in settings where people are unable to effectively social distance. Black people work jobs currently considered essential, yet also are far less likely to have paid sick leave, enough savings to take time off, or a grocery store nearby enough to stock up easily. Racism also effects black people mental health too.

We must come together as a nation to fight inequality with black and brown culture. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Please visit https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ to help.